We didn’t receive your abstract
We didn’t get your phone call
We have misplaced your telephone number
your email, your address, your vital statistics
your medical records.
You, on the other hand,
have lied to the receptionist
misplaced the traffic ticket
forgotten the appointment,
forgotten jury duty, your birthday,
the pledge of allegiance
the Lord’s prayer
your own age,
the whole idea of it.
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Amazing! Just amazing! I love the rhythm, the tone, the subject matter. Very Dorothy Parker on a good day! Brava!
ReplyDeleteEverything that Janis said, Plus: the intriguing content of each of the two lists. I can't stop reading it.
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